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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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